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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186A.500 (2026)

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The General Assembly finds that purchasers when buying vehicles are entitled to know if the vehicle has sustained prior severe damage. The most feasible mechanism for conveying that information is a designation on the title that the vehicle has previously sustained severe damage or has been rebuilt after being declared "junk," "salvage," or "water damaged." Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 243, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Potter v. Bruce Walters Ford Sales, Inc., 37 S.W.3d 210 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001).
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Potter v. Bruce Walters Ford Sales, Inc., 37 S.W.3d 210 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “The Kentucky General Assembly enacted KRS 186A.500 through KRS 186A.550 to protect a vehicle purchaser’s right “to know if the vehicle has sustained prior severe damage.”
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